Bel Fuse (BELFB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company's products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People's Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $124.63 to $131.68
• 50-Day Range: $71.45 to $130.49
• 52-Week Range: $57.99 to $131.68
• Volume: 186,453 shs
• Average Volume: 164,243 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.86
• Dividend Yield: 0.22%
• Price Target: $113.60
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Bel Fuse Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bel Fuse scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 338th out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Bel Fuse has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.29, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bel Fuse has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bel Fuse are expected to grow by 17.28% in the coming year, from $4.63 to $5.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bel Fuse is 30.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bel Fuse is 30.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 34.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bel Fuse has a PEG Ratio of 1.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bel Fuse has a P/B Ratio of 3.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.49% of the float of Bel Fuse has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bel Fuse has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bel Fuse has recently increased by 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Bel Fuse has a dividend yield of 0.21%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bel Fuse does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bel Fuse is 6.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Bel Fuse will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.16% next year. This indicates that Bel Fuse will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.49% of the float of Bel Fuse has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bel Fuse has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bel Fuse has recently increased by 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Bel Fuse has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Bel Fuse this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Bel Fuse to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bel Fuse insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $336,120.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.37% of the stock of Bel Fuse is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.39% of the stock of Bel Fuse is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BELFB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BELFB shares performed this year?

Bel Fuse's stock was trading at $82.47 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BELFB shares have increased by 52.7% and is now trading at $125.91.

How were Bel Fuse's earnings last quarter?

Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFB) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The electronics maker reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.50. The electronics maker had revenue of $152.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.93 million. Bel Fuse had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.12% and a net margin of 8.59%.

Does Bel Fuse have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Bel Fuse: Power-One, Array Aerospace, TE Connectivity - Transpower Magnetics Business, Transpower Technologies, Fibreco, Powerbox Italia S.r.L, Gigacom Interconnect, and more.

Who are Bel Fuse's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Bel Fuse include Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV (0.20%), Ritholtz Wealth Management (0.09%), Tectonic Advisors LLC (0.07%) and TrueMark Investments LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Raymond Cheung, Daniel Bernstein, Peter E Gilbert, Stephen Dawson, Kenneth Koon Keung Lai, Suzanne Kozlovsky, Sherry L Urban, Joseph Francis Berry, Dennis Ackerman, Vincent Vellucci and Farouq Salem Ali Tuweiq.
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How do I buy shares of Bel Fuse?

Shares of BELFB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/1 Dividend: 4/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend: 4/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/01/2025
• Record date for 8/1 Dividend: 7/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend: 7/15/2025
• Today: 7/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC PRODS - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BELFB
• CIK: 729580
• Web: www.belfuse.com
• Phone: (201) 432-0463
• Fax: 201-432-9542
• Employees: 5,370
• Year Founded: 1949

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bel Fuse: $113.60
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $88.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.19
• P/E Growth: 1.8
• Net Income: $40.96 million
• Net Margins: 8.59%
• Pretax Margin: 12.80%
• Return on Equity: 14.12%
• Return on Assets: 6.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 3.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $594.03 million
• Price / Sales: 2.68
• Cash Flow: $4.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.61
• Book Value: $31.95 per share
• Price / Book: 3.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,667,000
• Free Float: 11,987,000
• Market Cap: $1.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.51